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Table 1 Composition of sugar cane bagasse and leaves as percentage of dry matter

From: An approach to the utilisation of CO2 as impregnating agent in steam pretreatment of sugar cane bagasse and leaves for ethanol production

Content

Bagasse

Leaves

Glucan

41.4

33.3

Xylan

22.5

18.1

Arabinan

1.3

3.1

Galactan

1.3

1.5

Mannan

3.4

1.5

Lignin

23.6

36.1

Total

93.5

93.6